In the 14th year of Yong'an in Daliang, Prince Xiao Yan was ordered to supervise the country and wield power in both the government and the public. Everyone thought that he was the next emperor.
Until a secret decree came from the north - the emperor secretly appointed another prince as the crown prince.
Overnight, the Prince's Mansion was besieged, and the old members of the East Palace defected one after another. Xiao Yan fell from the clouds and became a prisoner. Above the court, the courtiers who once prostrated at his feet rushed to hand over impeachment memorials; within the palace walls, the Ninth Princess, whom he regarded as his own sister, looked on with cold eyes and said nothing.
No one knew that all this was expected by Xiao Yan.
He calmly accepted the death edict, but before the poisonous wine entered his throat, he was stopped by a man.
Shen Qingci, the daughter of Shen Heting, the Minister of Rites, the woman he had rescued casually but never looked at in the eyes, used a marriage certificate as evidence, and said word by word in the court in front of all the civil and military officials——
"My daughter and His Highness the Crown Prince are engaged to be engaged."
The whole court was in an uproar.
The emperor was furious, the officials were shocked and suspicious, and the harem mutinied. Everyone couldn't figure out why the daughter of a fifth-grade minister dared to stand up when the Prince's Building was about to collapse.
No one knows that this seemingly weak woman is the real chess player.
Three months ago, before the secret decree in the north was issued, Shen Qingci had already calculated everything. This is the day she has been waiting for.
——It's not about saving a useless prince.
——But personally supported him to the supreme position.
Intention: Use yourself as a chess player and have no regrets about your moves. In the chess game of power, the sharpest knife is often hidden in the gentlest sleeve.